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When I was at the market on the weekend I came across some chestnuts and since I had not even seen chestnuts in a while so I immediatly picked some up. When I got home I looked through my bookmarks for interesting recipes with chestnuts I came across this one for an
Italian lentil and chestnut stew
on
Mostly Eating
that sounds really good. Most of the time when I have used chestnuts in the past it has been in sweet dishes and I liked the sound of using them in a savoury stew for a change. I also liked that this stew used lentils which I have been wanting to use more often. I pretty much stuck to the original recipe though I swapped some thyme in for the rosemary and I tossed in the rind of some parmigiano reggiano for some extra flavour.

The first thing that I needed to do was to get the chestnuts out of their shells and there are two ways to do so; I went with
roasting
the chestnuts but you could also go with
boiling
. The lentil and chestnut stew turned out really well! Between roasting the chestnuts and cooking the stew, my apartment was filled with some amazing aromas. The stew was nice and light and healthy and tasty and good! The chestnuts worked really well in the stew adding a nice hint of flavour and a nice contrasting texture. I served the stew with some
cheesy garlic toast
and garnished it with a bit of grated parmigiano reggiano. What a perfectly seasonal stew for a cool autumn day!

I have been trying to eat more meatless dishes with lentils being high on my list but everything ends up with cumin and curry a other "indianish" spices though I love it I need some variety. This sounds like it could fit the bill!

Just made it for dinner and the porcini and parmesan rind make for the most meaty vegetarian dish I've had in a while! I would suggest chopping the chestnuts a little as a whole one pretty much takes over a mouthful.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.